RESOLUTION NO. 100718

Requesting that the Missouri Municipal League Policy Statement include certain tax credit programs as part of its section on economic development; and directing the City Clerk to send a copy of this resolution to the Missouri Municipal League.

WHEREAS, the Missouri Municipal League (MML) is a non-partisan, voluntary association of approximately 650 municipalities, of which Kansas City is a member; and

WHEREAS, the MML adopts a Policy Statement to call attention to the needs of Missouri municipalities and the obligations of the state and federal governments to support municipalities; and

WHEREAS, certain tax credit programs should be added to the MML Policy Statement as these incentive programs are crucial to a broad range of local government economic development efforts and need to be retained and fully funded; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That Kansas City requests that the Missouri Municipal League incorporates retention and full funding of Low Income Housing Tax Credits, Neighborhood Assistance Program Tax Credits, Historic Preservation Tax Credits, Brownfields Jobs and Investment Tax Credits, Missouri Quality Jobs Tax Credits, Development Tax Credits, Enhanced Enterprise Zone Tax Credits, Missouri Build Tax Credits, Film Production Tax Credits, and New Markets Tax Credits into the economic development section of the MML Policy Statement as set forth on Attachment A.

Section 2. That the City Clerk is directed to send a certified copy of this resolution, upon adoption, to the Missouri Municipal League.

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